Ice Harvest

Sunday, February 18, 2024. 11-3pm

Community and visitors are invited to our Annual Ice Cream Social. Hand crank your own ice cream using ice harvested from the ice house! Socialize with the community and make new friends. Visit our educational exhibits in the Museum building. Fun for all ages!

The ice blocks are available for use at parties, for fishermen, boaters, campers, hunters and others needing to keep food or drinks cold.

The Ice House only accepts cash/checks, no credit cards/debit cards.

Donations appreciated. All money contributed goes to the preservation and operation of the Thompson Ice House and Pond.

Ice Cream Social

Saturday, July 6, 2024.

12-3pm

Rain or Shine!

Join in harvesting ice from Thompson Pond! Enjoy watching Kenny Lincoln, Thompson Ice House President, make the first cut as he saws through the ice using original tools and equipment. Once a channel is clear to float the ice along, the fun begins; poking, prodding and floating large ice blocks toward the old ice house, where they enter the building to brave souls who stack the ice safely inside, just as it has been done for 200 years. All ages enjoy sawing through the ice, or prodding blocks along to the conveyor.

Add to the fun some grilled hot dogs, hot chocolate, coffee, soup, chili, and baked goods, and it is a day to look forward to each year. Hundreds of people save the date to participate in a little history and preserving a Maine tradition.